A Fun Foyer Features Fantastic Art
A foyer gives visiting guests a first impression of both the homeowners and the home’s interior design. A large foyer in a Burlingame, CA bungalow was painted sunny yellow with white trim that is usually associated with classic traditional rooms. A modest antique ceiling mounted light fixture, a traditional French style wood cabinet, small works [...]
Mellow Yellow was released by Donovan in 1967
Mellow Yellow was reused in a Living Room designed by INSTUDIO in 2012. Former New Yorkers had traded their city sized NYC apartment for a spacious light filled bungalow in Burlingame, CA. The art loving young professionals painted the walls of their Foyer and Living Room a glowing sunny yellow with white trim that is [...]
INSTUDIO Design Directors tell COLOR STORIES
Benjamin Moore Paints invited INSTUDIO Design Directors to the San Francisco launch of their new full spectrum color collection, Color Stories. The new collection is inspired by how we truly experience the essence of color in our daily lives. Color speaks to us through observation, memory and perception. Presented as books the new selections are [...]
INSTUDIO Returns the Bags of Rags
Design centers in every major city have showrooms that are filled with textiles with an international following. The textiles or mills are known for unique designs colors, patterns or weaves. The selection is so vast that anyone but a design professional would be overwhelmed by the possibilities. Designers source fabrics by reviewing samples and compiling [...]
Meet INSTUDIO Design Directors at the Discarded to Divine Gala, Cocktail Reception+ Silent Auction
INSTUDIO Interior Design Directors Lynne Gillan, Samuel Fleming Lewis and Stephen Kladder each bring their creativity to the table when they collaborate on design projects for INSTUDIO clients. As artists their individuality is apparent. You will see how each artist/designer transformed an identical table as unique works of Art Furniture when they greet you at [...]
The Bones of Interior Design Accessories
When interior design is completed accessories add life and individual personality to rooms. Accessories make statements throughout the room with color, texture, sparkle and shape. Accessories are as individual as you are and should complement your décor. We think of natural accessories as flowers, shells, fruits, dried leaves, branches or stones and forget about bones. [...]
Evolution of the Tolomeo Lamp
In 1987 Italian lighting manufacturer Artemide introduced the contemporary classic Tolomeo table lamp designed by architects Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina. In 1989 the Tolomeo table/task was given the Italian industrial design award “Compasso d’Oro” for achieving the perfect marriage between design and engineering. The lamp has become a global icon. Over decades a [...]
Bored at Home? Try an INSTUDIO Restyle!
Having nice things is sometimes not enough when you’ve had the same furniture, art and accessories for so long that you don’t see them anymore. It’s easy to become bored with your rooms simply using them every day and not seeing your home with fresh eyes or ideas for new possibilities. Everything old can become [...]
A&G Merch of Brooklyn NY now in SF
No need for San Franciscans to fly to NYC and take the subway to Brooklyn, A&G MERCH is now in the Castro! While searching for accent tables and accessories to complete a design project INSTUDIO Design Directors happened into A&G MERCH. There they found cool retro style sofas and chairs accented with the latest in [...]
INSTUDIO gets INSIDE THE DESIGN
Everyday products that we recognize as global icons for their beauty, efficiency, reliability, innovative qualities or stunning design are featured on the Science Channel program INSIDE THE DESIGN. Within a 30 minute program three classic designs are explored. Viewers are given a glimpse of the production of enduring products, their history and design development. Manufacturing [...]
INSTUDIO is on to Discarded to Divine
Bring home one of a kind fashion and home furnishings that were transformed from Discarded to Divine while supporting the St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco. Discarded to Divine is a charitable event that features the visionary talents of aspiring and professional designers who use their skills to create a metamorphosis on donated [...]
Tamara Codor FURNITURE DESIGN
Some of the most innovative, beautiful, contemporary furniture designs are not mass produced, seen in design showrooms or retail stores. These works of art that happen to be furniture are developed by furniture designers who work with specialty crafts people to realize their own designs. INSTUDIO Design Directors were thrilled when they reviewed a portfolio [...]
An Odd Pair of Chairs Add Life to a Room
INSTUDIO interior Design Directors like to add an odd or interesting pair of dining chairs to a dining room set. The chairs can also provide extra seating in a living room. An unexpected pair of chairs can add life to a room by being a counterpoint to the other furnishings in the room. When selecting [...]
INSTUDIO Directs Design at MISSION PICTURES
The unassuming vine covered building at 1500 Seventeenth Street on the northwest corner of Arkansas looks plain on the outside but it is the home to three creative businesses. Buddy Rhodes is an artist and the innovative design force for concrete products. INSTUDIO Design Directors/Artists develop their ideas for art and interior design projects. MISSION [...]
In a Pipe Wrench, the Artist Sees a Table
Artist, craftsmen and furniture designers contact the INSTUDIO Design Directors with their new products. Jonathan Niemuth refers to himself as “creative” because he encompasses art, craft and design in his varied work. Creative people have the vision to see beyond what things are to what they can be. In big red pipe wrenches Jonathan saw a [...]
Frederick Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park
San Francisco Design Directors Samuel Lewis and Stephen Kladder of INSTUDIO while visiting Grand Rapids, Michigan over the holiday break spent an afternoon at the Frederick Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. Recognized as one of the finest sculpture parks in the country and named one of the top 30 must-see museums in the world by [...]
San Francisco Loft Living
Decades ago New York City artists, actors and the avant-garde pioneered loft living. Creating a new way to live these people made their own rules by converting warehouses, manufacturing spaces and industrial buildings to spacious light filled dwellings and work spaces. The first lofts had the challenges of developing kitchens, bath rooms and heating systems. [...]
Create Gold and Silver Glittered Pinecones
Nature provides perfect holiday decorations from majestic pine trees. Natural pine cones remind us of the season and add sculptural beauty to any style of interior design and décor. While the Design Directors of INSTUDIO think that “gilding the lily” would be a bad idea, they think that glittering the pinecone might be a good [...]
The Art of a Graphic Recycled Wrap
INSTUDIO interior Design Directors give a holiday good wrap! They do this by creatively recycling tissue paper, kraft or brown bag paper and white copy paper. Within a few hours you too can create a personal bold holiday warp with an assortment of recycled papers, Elmer’s glue, a paint brush and a hair dryer. Make [...]
Charlie Brown Trees Get Holiday Bling
The Design Directors of INSTUDIO give a new look to holiday décor. Relying on their artistic nature, they recycle craft and style fallen tree branches into surprising Charlie Brown style trees. Gold and silver are foundation colors that can accent the design of any room. The golden tree is a branch that is first spray [...]
Like Leather? Lay It on the Floor!
Leather floors were once only used in the rooms of grand homes. Thick custom leather tiles required skilled professional installers. Leather for your floors is now as easy, practical and good looking as wood. It’s not as expensive as it used to be either with a thinner product and easy installation that can give you [...]
Thinking about New Interior Design?
Design takes time. Thoughtful planning opens the doors to great design. When contemplating a new style for your living or work space INSTUDIO Interior Design Directors suggest that you contact a designer for a consultation long before you think your project will actually begin. An interview with a design expert can help you flesh out [...]
Ask INSTUDIO Interior Design Directors
With the changing light and climate we plan to spend more time at home during the fall season. The winter holidays are rapidly approaching and often thoughts are geared towards entertaining family and friends. This brings to mind starting a few decorating and design projects to make ourselves and our homes a bit more inviting, [...]
What’s Your Type of Decorative Accessory?
If yesterday’s communications technology is trash to someone, can it be a decorative treasure to another? Interior Design Director Samuel Fleming Lewis was on an errand in San Francisco’s South of Market when he spotted a shiny, black, stamped metal plate nestled in the weeds not far from a new construction site. With interest his curiosity piqued, he decided [...]
